Wood, Mary Conroy (Died 1904)

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Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer
Date: 9/15/2010 at 11:24:56

Wood, Mary Conroy

"Hull Index" Hull, Sioux County, IA, Friday, February 19, 1904
(OBITUARY OF MARY CONROY WOOD)

Mother Woods died at her home in Hull Monday evening after a brief illness. Mrs. Woods was getting pretty well along in years and her death was due doubtless to old age as much as anything else. Her funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon, the interment taking place in the Catholic cemetery, her remains being laid to rest beside her husband who preceded her to that other life some three years ago. Mrs. Woods' two sons, John, from Mayfield, S.D., and George, from Tintah, Minn., were in attendance at the funeral. Mrs. Woods was one of the pioneers of this portion of Sioux County. Long before the railroad reached Hull she was a moving spirit in this community. Her early life in this section was a boon to the sick and afflicted. Always ready to alleviate suffering, she was called on time and again to nurse the ill in those trying days of our county's early settlement. She was a faithful adherent of the Catholic Church and her church relationship was a great comfort to her as she grew older.

Submitted by Ellen Mueller